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Quick Looks: The Latest Specialty Dive Masks

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Scuba Diving Mask Body Glove GoPro Mount

Jon Whittle

Contact: Body Glove MSRP: $29.99

Body Glove

Passage With GoPro Mount

The bottom third of each lens has a +1.75 diopter magnification and is angled downward to help “experienced” divers see their gauges. The mask has a line at the lens seam like old-fashioned bifocals, but they’re a help for divers who wish they could bring their readers underwater.

Scuba Diving Mask XS Scuba Magnifying

Jon Whittle

Contact: xsscuba.com MSRP: $85

XS Scuba

Gauge Reader

The bottom third of each lens has a +1.75 diopter magnification and is angled downward to help “experienced” divers see their gauges. The mask has a line at the lens seam like old-fashioned bifocals, but they’re a help for divers who wish they could bring their readers underwater.

Scuba Diving Magazine IST Sports Mask Color Correcting Lenses

Jon Whittle

Contact: istsports.com MSRP: $65 mask, $15 lenses

IST Sports

MP-206 Chameleon with OL206 Lenses

Amber lenses can enhance contrast on cloudy days, but there are times when clear lenses are best. The Chameleon’s lens covers let you easily swap for changing conditions. They clip on, come off without tools and stay on securely.

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100 Deadly Skills: How To Survive Any Dangerous Situation

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Insert from the illustrated manual 100 Deadly Skills

Jon Whittle

Skill 84
Learning to discreetly clear your scuba mask (without leaving a bubble trail) is just one of the 100 deadly skills.

Clint Emerson Author of 100 Deadly Skills

Courtesy of Clint Emerson

Clint Emerson
After spending 20 years navigating deadly situations with the National Security Agency and SEAL Team Six, Clint has just released an illustrated guide to to surviving any dangerous situation.

Clint Emerson spent 20 years navigating deadly situations with the National Security Agency and the elite SEAL Team Six. Now retired, he’s just released the illustrated 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation, which includes scuba-friendly skills such as clearing a flooded mask without a bubble trail (No. 84), crossing enemy borders by sea (No. 11) and surviving a drowning while restrained (No. 88). We spoke with him about the secrets of his life and work (and he never even offered to kill us afterward).

Q: Were you a diver before your SEAL service?

A: Growing up in Saudi Arabia, boredom was abundant, so diving and Boy Scouts became my pastimes. I got certified as soon as I turned 12 and have never stopped diving. Learning to dive in the Persian Gulf was actually childhood “training,” prepping for an unknown future.

Q: What’s the most valuable thing about 100 Deadly Skills?

A: It’s not about becoming more deadly — it’s about becoming more safe and secure by leveraging the 100 skills. Divers travel the globe; these skills are useful for anyone traveling abroad or domestically. And people who enjoy new adventures and taking calculated risks will certainly enjoy the book.

Book cover for 100 Deadly Skills

Jon Whittle

100 Deadly Skills
The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

Q: Have you ever had to rely on your scuba skills in a life-or-death situation?

A: Fortunately, I have never had to jump from an enemy ship to my dive rig staged 20 feet below the pier — or maybe I did, hmm, I can’t remember. [Laughs.] As a kid, an adult dive partner left me behind at a tire reef in the Persian Gulf — a not-so-good dive partner, to say the least. In times of crisis, remaining calm, cool and collected becomes the most valuable tool, not having the latest, greatest gear on your back. Most of the time, the difference between life and death is how you react.

Q: What are the crucial “deadly skills” for divers?

A: As a SEAL we have several diving mantras: Never dive alone. Plan your dive, dive your plan . Don’t be scared of the dark. And dive with a full bladder, because urine is warm.

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Socorro or Guadalupe combined with Riviera Maya/Mexico

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Nautilus Explorer/ Pro Dive International

Nautilus Explorer/ Pro Dive International

Diving with great whites off Guadalupe

One trip, countless BIG ANIMAL encounters!

Whether it´s great white sharks off Guadalupe Island, giant mantas, dolphins, humpbacks and several shark species at Socorro Island, or bull sharks, sailfish and whale sharks at the Riviera Maya, Pro Dive International and Nautilus Explorer & Belle Amie know how to get you into the water for the best big animal encounters, you will ever experience! 6 days from US$ 2,995/ person only!

Whether it´s great white sharks off Guadalupe Island, giant mantas, dolphins, humpbacks and several shark species at Socorro Island, or bull sharks, sailfish and whale sharks at the Riviera Maya, Pro Dive International and Nautilus Explorer & Belle Amie know how to get you into the water for the best big animal encounters, you will ever experience! 8-nights from US$ 2,795/ person only!

It takes one trip only to scratch more than 15 big fish species off your adventure bucket list, while getting the adrenaline kick of your life! 

YOUR OPTIONS

GUADALUPE – DIVING WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS 
• Travel Window: July – October – best time July & August
• Nautilus Explorer or Belle Amie live-aboard
• Highest possible level of comfort and safety
• Board/ Disembark: San Diego or Ensenada
• Unlimited opportunity for diving between the submersible, suspended and surface cages
• All meals, soft drinks, snacks and diving,
>>> 6 days from US$ 2,995/ person

SOCORRO – DIVING WITH SHARKS, HUMPBACKS, GIANT MANTAS, DOLPHINS
• Travel Window: November – July 
• Nautilus Explorer or Belle Amie live-aboard
• Highest possible level of comfort and safety
• Board/ Disembark: Cabo San Lucas
• Unlimited opportunity for diving between the submersible, suspended and surface cages
• All meals, soft drinks, snacks and diving,
>>> 9 days from US$ 3,195/ person

RIVIERA MAYA or COZUMEL – DIVE & RELAX EXTENSION
• Travel Window: year-round 
• Sailfish & Bull Sharks (Dec-Mar)/ Whale Sharks (May-Sep)/ Cenote & Cozumel (all year)
• Choice of several 4* and 5* beach resorts along the Riviera Maya & Cozumel, each with their fully equipped dive center and boats
• All Inclusive meal plan
>>> 6 days from US$ 599/ person/ Occidental Allegro Cozumel 4*

Get in touch for your tailor-made adventure package, group options and seasonal specials!

TERMS & CONDITIONS apply
• Space & rooms based on double occupancy, subject to availability,
• Excl. flights, transfers, equipment
• BOOKING CODE: PDM022016

The team of Pro Dive International is looking forward to welcoming you!

Price $2995

Package Validity – Start Date Mar 9th, 2016

Package Validity – End Date Dec 21st, 2016

Travel must be booked by Aug 15th, 2016

Website prodiveinternational.com

Booking Email Address reservations@prodiveinternational.com

Booking Telephone +52 1 984 745 0763

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Dive Against Debris™ Now Available in More than 10 Languages

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In an effort to make Dive Against Debris™ easier for divers of all different countries and nationalities, Project AWARE® has expanded its Dive Against Debris™ resources to more than 10 different languages. You can now remove, record and report marine … Continue reading →

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Visit PADI at DRT Shanghai 2016

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The Dive Resort Travel show will be exhibiting in Shanghai from 18-20 March, 2016 at the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Centre. PADI is excited to be exhibiting front and centre at the show on booth E139 along with 18 PADI Dive Centres and Resorts. DRT Shanghai is a major event […]

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